This website is a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc..

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While we do not have the resources to verify each and every complaint we receive, we do believe that all reports posted here are true based on our own experience with Paypal and the growing number of corroborating horror stories we receive every day. The main subject of the majority of these horror stories is the following:

Your Paypal account can be frozen at any time, without advance notice, leaving you without your money for months (if not forever), and there isn't much you can do about it.If you would like to submit your own PayPal horror story, we would be more than happy to post it for everyone to read, providing that it is truthful and void of inappropriate language. Please feel free to submit your story by clicking Here

How Does PayPal Make Money With My Money?

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, there are approx. 100,000 complaints outstanding at PayPal (Are any of these yours?). In many instances disputes can run on for months leaving people frustrated and out of pocket as they are unable to access their accounts. So what happens to the millions of dollars tied up in frozen accounts and disputes? Well, here is a clip from the San Francisco Chronicle that basically sums it up:

U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose refused to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks class-action status on behalf of thousands of PayPal customers nationwide. A common allegation is that the company brushes off or stalls customer grievances for months and meanwhile freezes the customer's account and pockets the interest (So that's how they make their money!). No wonder they freeze so many accounts!

For two years I tried to delete a credit card that had been terminated, Paypal continually blocked it by saying there were outstanding charges, which was not true. Then I sold an item on eBay and they said I had … Continue reading →

As a new customer PayPal charge my credit card 1 USD then reverse it back which was normal, all the sudden they charged me 1.95 USD then another 1.95 USD and topped-up my PayPal account with this amount , tried … Continue reading →

I used to rent out rooms to medical students that need a place to stay while they do their rotations in Miami. I take 50% up front to hold the room. This particular person sent me the money via PayPal. … Continue reading →

On 10th April 2015 I ordered an item from a private seller on eBay. The cost was £52.50 including postage. The seller informed me the same day that as she no longer had the item she had refunded the money … Continue reading →

I join Paypal as a faster way (I thought) to receive my paycheck from Paypal to transfer to my bank, as my employer is in Florida and uses Paypal often. It has been 7 days not included weekends since I … Continue reading →

Has anyone complained about whether or not paypal is actually disputing chargebacks on our behalf or if they are just taking a fee from us? I wrote Am Ex after losing a chargeback dispute. Their response was unclear if my … Continue reading →

Paypal not only committed the crime of closing our account, but for the past several years has been maliciously boycotting ALL our credit cards, VISA, MC, AMEX from banks like JP Morgan, Chase, Wells Fargo, you name it. It is … Continue reading →

I want to make a complain about paypal services. On 03/17/2015 woman with the name Jane made I payment to my account for a macbook that I sold to her for $430. Day after I received an e-mail from paypal … Continue reading →

I received an Indefinite Restriction on my Ebay account after 16 years of selling with 100% feedback. eBay told me I was selling counterfeit items (which I was NOT). I had an attorney trace the origins of the items and … Continue reading →

The last 10 years I’ve bought, sold and used Paypal, there’s never been any issues until recently. PayPal starting withholding funds and blaming it on eBay, even though they could immediately resolve it. Now I ran into an idiot buyer, … Continue reading →